Akihabara massacre

The  was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. 

The attacker, 25-year-old , drove into a crowd with a rented truck, killing three people and injuring two at first. He then stabbed at least twelve people using a dagger, killing four other people and injuring eight. 

Katō was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court in 2011. He was executed on 26 July 2022.

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Category:June 2008 events
Category:2008 crimes
Category:Mass murder in the 2000s
Category:2000s in Japan
Category:2000s murders in Asia
Category:2008 in Asia
Category:Massacres in Asia